Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2419

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A contract containing a sale of a commercial establishment. Failure to embody it in an official instrument. The sale is void. Extension of the nullity to the establishment's licence so long as it was effected through prior valid procedures. An example concerning the sale of a newspaper.
Arabic original
اشتمال العقد على بيع لمحل تجاري. عدم إفراغه في ورقة رسمية. وقوع البيع باطلا.ً امتداد البطلان إلى الترخيص الخاص بالمحل طالما تم بإجراءات سابقة صحيحة. مثال بشأن بيع صحيفة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 417. PDF pages: 417.

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